Past projects

2020 – 2023

CôaMedPlants - Preservation of natural and cultural heritage and scientific validation of practices with medicinal plants from Côa Valley

Call: Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a promoção de atividades de I&D de âmbito interdisciplinar e pluridisciplinar a realizar na região do Vale do Côa

Funding entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Reference: COA/BRB/0019/2019; https://sciproj.ptcris.pt/156707PRJ

Total funding: 299.770,92€

Participation: PI

2019 – 2022  

Spiritual states induced by ayahuasca, and the involvement of the reward system (252)

Call: BIAL Grants 2018 

Reference: PT/FB/BL-2018-252

Funding entity: Fundação BIAL

Total Funding: 40.000€

Participation: Team member

2022 – 2023

EOLOE - Fungicidal effects of essential oils in low oxygen environments - an innovative approach to heritage conservation

Call: Projetos Semente de Investigação UC

Funding entity: Santander Universidades, Universidade de Coimbra e Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar

Total Funding: 20.000€

Participation: Co-PI

2022 – 2023

MitoBOOST v2.0 - A proof of concept for the use of mitochondria-targeted polyphenols to treat Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Call: 01/SAICT/2021 Proof of Concept

Reference: Projeto 181226

Funding entity: CCDRC/ANI

Total Funding: 149.990,27€

Participation: Team member

2023 – 2024 

ANOXYOILS - Essential oils in low oxygen environments for the treatment de fungal contamination in museum collections

Call: FCT - Concurso de Projetos de I&D em todos os domínios científicos – Exploratory research Projetos (PeX) – 2022

Funding entity: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

Total funding: 49.919,53€

Participation: Team member